[Times photo: Skip O’Rourke]
	A sea horse is measured and photographed by University of Tampa researcher Heather Masonjones, who has been studying sea horses for 13 years.

As school's demolition looms, fight sputters on
The historic George Washington Junior High School is scheduled to come down on Aug. 2.

Sea horse roundup
A University of Tampa researcher catches, studies and releases the marine creatures whose populations are threatened worldwide.

RSVP
Looking for something to do? Here's a super calendar, ranging from fireworks to winetasting.


Amy Scherzer's Diary: The Heart Beat
Law and ardor
Values outweighed ethnic differences, the students found. And so "My Big Fat Indian Latin Wedding" came to pass.

Everybody's business
Happening house turns into offices
The building in Hyde Park North that's seen boarders and drunkards is now in the business of commercial real estate.

Homes
Assisted living in lavish setting
The house has been gutted and refurbished for clients who can afford more than $3,000 monthly.
Front porch: A little shop of memories
Finch Machine Shop on Platt Street is the kind of place I whiz by a couple of times a week and wonder about.

Neighborhood notebook
Hyde Park complex hosts First Friday Happy Hour
HISTORIC HYDE PARK - Shop, stroll and enjoy First Friday Happy Hour in Old Hyde Park Village, at Swann and Dakota avenues, today from 5 to 7 p.m. O Som Do jazz band provides live entertainment in the main fountain area.

Neighborhood report
Courier City: All for the loaf of bread
The staff of life grows on trees, right? This summer, kids learn otherwise at a Hyde Park bakery.
Courier City: Wooing women with their culinary charms
Bachelors will square off in a wine bar's competition where they will have to sway their lady judges to remain in the running.
Tampa: Shoppers, diners asked to break free of chains
In honor of Independence Day, 70 small-business owners are teaming up for "Independent Week" to encourage shoppers to patronize their stores and restaurants.

Obituary
Preserving Hyde Park character was key
MELICENT BRAMS: 1932-2004, But the 72-year-old community activist wasn't against change if developers enhanced the neighborhood.

Profile
Grand achievements
A great-niece of Zora Neale Hurston has made her mark in a quieter, but no less important, way.

What's brewing
Opening night now possible
After about a year making countless phone calls and touring every potential theater space in town, Levi Kaplan finally has a date.

What's in a name?
Calling plays and changing lives
Chelo Huerta Field, Marcelino "Chelo" Huerta Jr. Friendship Playground: At 28, he was a head football coach and athletic director. Later, he helped disabled people find jobs.